Women’s Studies at Amherst College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying women's studies, you may want to check out the program at Amherst College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Women's Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Women’s Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies

Amherst Women’s Studies Rankings

The women's studies major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Women's Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Women's Studies Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the women’s studies majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Program

25% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of women's studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical women's studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 66% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in women's studies at Amherst are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in women's studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

African American Studies

Careers That Women’s Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in women's studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Course Advisor provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.

Find Affordable College Courses